Table 2.
Time spent in sedentary behavior in children attending Montessori and traditional preschool (Mean ± SE)
|
Sedentary Behavior (min/hr) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
In-school |
After-school |
Total-day |
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| Montessori | Traditional | P* | Montessori | Traditional | P* | Montessori | Traditional | P* | |
| Total group |
44.4 ± 0.9 |
47.1 ± 0.9 |
0.03 |
42.8 ± 0.8 |
44.7 ± 0.7 |
0.04 |
43.7 ± 0.5 |
45.5 ± 0.4 |
0.009 |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Boys |
43.5 ± 0.9 |
46.0 ± 0.9 |
0.04 |
41.7 ± 1.1 |
44.3 ± 1.1 |
0.09 |
42.9 ± 0.7 |
44.8 ± 0.7 |
0.03 |
| Girls |
45.4 ± 1.0 |
47.8 ± 0.9 |
0.06 |
43.8 ± 0.9 |
45.5 ± 0.8 |
0.08 |
44.2 ± 0.6 |
46.1 ± 0.5 |
0.007 |
| Race | |||||||||
| African American |
43.0 ± 1.2 |
46.7 ± 1.3 |
0.02 |
42.8 ± 1.2 |
46.6 ± 1.2 |
0.01 |
42.8 ± 0.6 |
45.7 ± 0.6 |
0.003 |
| White |
44.9 ± 0.8 |
47.4 ± 0.8 |
0.01 |
41.1 ± 0.9 |
42.7 ± 0.8 |
0.09 |
43.8 ± 0.6 |
45.3 ± 0.6 |
0.02 |
| Other |
45.3 ± 1.5 |
45.3 ± 1.1 |
0.87 |
44.0 ± 2.9 |
43.8 ± 2.4 |
0.96 |
44.0 ± 1.2 |
44.8 ± 0.8 |
0.59 |
| Parent education | |||||||||
| ≤ College |
45.6 ± 1.8 |
47.0 ± 1.3 |
0.51 |
42.1 ± 2.8 |
44.1 ± 1.3 |
0.52 |
43.2 ± 1.4 |
44.1 ± 1.1 |
0.55 |
| > College |
44.8 ± 0.6 |
47.2 ± 0.7 |
0.01 |
43.6 ± 056 |
45.8 ± 0.6 |
<.001 |
44.3 ± 0.4 |
46.4 ± 0.5 |
<.001 |
| Preschool setting | |||||||||
| Private |
44.5 ± 0.8 |
49.0 ± 0.9 |
<.001 |
41.5 ± 0.9 |
43.6 ± 0.9 |
0.008 |
42.7 ± 0.6 |
45.1 ± 0.4 |
0.002 |
| Public | 46.3 ± 1.5 | 45.8 ± 1.2 | 0.82 | 44.0 ± 1.5 | 45.8 ± 1.3 | 0.38 | 45.1 ± 0.5 | 45.6 ± 0.5 | 0.47 |
Estimated times spent in sedentary behaviors are least-square means and SE adjusted for age, gender, race, BMI, parent education level, accelerometer wear time, preschool setting, sports participation, and preschools as appropriated.
*P values for the difference between Traditional and Montessori preschool.